Start From the Symptom

Sometimes there's no code at all — just a machine misbehaving. Each guide below starts from what you can see and hear, walks through the safe first checks, and points to the brand-specific error codes that match.

• Washer Won't Drain A washer that stops full of water almost always has a blocked drain path — usually the pump filter — and most machines flash a code that confirms it.
• Washer Not Filling With Water A washer that starts its cycle but never fills is usually being starved by something outside the machine — a part-closed tap, a kinked hose, or clogged inlet screens.
• Washer Shaking, Banging, or Refusing to Spin Violent shaking or a cancelled spin is nearly always an unbalanced load or an unlevel machine — both free to fix — rather than a broken part.
• Washer Door Stuck or Won't Lock Door trouble is usually mechanical and minor — trapped fabric, a gummed-up latch, or a lock that needs a power reset — though the lock assembly itself does wear out eventually.
• Too Many Suds in the Washer Excess foam makes a washer pause and run long suds-removal routines — and it traces back to detergent type or amount far more often than to any fault.
• Dishwasher Leak Alarm A leak alarm means moisture reached the sensor in the base pan under the tub — sometimes a real leak, but oversudsing and water sloshed during a move are famous false triggers.